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Why the parent company of Mercedes-Benz is working toward a future with far fewer cars

by Mark Garrison
Jan 4, 2017
A look at the mobility revolution, and why some of the companies behind the shift aren't what you might think.
Mercedes Benz cars are parked waiting for shipment. 
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Philly-area salon-and-auto repair shop goes after female customers

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 3, 2017
Patrice Banks quit her engineering job at DuPont and enrolled in automotive school because she was uncomfortable going to auto repair shops.
Patrice Banks is the owner of The Girls Auto Clinic Repair Center, a business with the goal of demystifying auto repair to women.
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Ford CEO Mark Fields on self-driving cars and Henry Ford

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 12, 2016
Ford Motor Company's CEO has futuristic plans for the auto giant.
President and CEO of Ford Motor Co. Mark Fields arrives at a press event for CES 2016 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Auto sales speed up in September

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 3, 2016
Automakers face a challenge down the road: younger consumers aren't buying cars like previous generations.
Many young consumers aren't interested in their own set of wheels right now.
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Uber revs up first fleet of 'driver-less' cars in Pittsburgh

by Erika Beras
Sep 14, 2016
Pennsylvania law still requires a human in the driver’s seat, who can take control.
Uber's fleet of autonomous cars, parked in front of the company's Pittsburgh office.
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Trump in Detroit — will he reveal his economic plans?

by Andy Uhler
Aug 8, 2016
He's been long on big ideas, short on details; will his speech fill in the gaps?
Donald Trump says he will "be the greatest jobs president that God ever created."
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Car sales leveling off

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 4, 2016
Recent sales reports point to a plateau in vehicle sales in the U.S.
Toyota sales are down about 1 percent from this time last year.
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20 years after welfare reform, one couple's story

by Amy Scott
Jul 11, 2016
A free training program prepares people in Baltimore for auto repair jobs.
Danielle Slater, 30, and her husband Alexander Slater, 31, are students in a new automotive technician training program in Baltimore.
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Auto industry braces for Brexit

by Amy Scott
Jun 27, 2016
After record growth, sales in the UK are expected to decline amid uncertainty.
 An employee works on an engine production line at a Ford factory in Dagenham, England
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Volkswagen posts results; looks to move beyond scandal

by Reema Khrais
May 31, 2016
The automaker plans to make more electric vehicles and invest in ride-sharing.
Volkswagen recently put $300 million into the ride-hailing company Gett.
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